French President Macron Says Riots Over Teen’s Murder ‘Unjustifiable’

Macron said that overnight clashes in which cars were set ablaze and police attacked with fireworks following the police killing of a teenager were

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that overnight clashes in which cars were set ablaze and police attacked with fireworks following the police killing of a teenager were "unjustifiable".

"The last few hours have been marked by scenes of violence against police stations, but also schools and town halls... against institutions and the Republic," Macron told a meeting of ministers at the interior ministry, adding that "these (attacks) are absolutely unjustifiable".

-AFP

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